Body found in Laytonville

The Mendocino County Sheriff's Office is investigating a possible homicide after finding a body Monday morning in Laytonville.

According to the MCSO, someone reported at 7:48 a.m. June 17 that a possible homicide had occurred at a remote location on Spyrock Road in Laytonville.

Deputies, assisted by the California Highway Patrol and California Department of Fish and Wildlife, responded to the area and, at approximately 11:15 a.m., found a dead body. The gender, age or any other details about the deceased person have been released so far.

Detectives have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the person's death, and anyone with information is urged to call the MCSO at 234-2100.

MCSO spokesman Capt. Greg Van Patten said Monday he could give no further details, but he was nearly certain that the person was not Erik S. Lamberg, a Southern California man reported missing last month and whose car was found abandoned near Willits.